The Effect Will be NIL

From the LA Times: Two California lawmakers are pushing back against the idea that the proposed House settlement with the NCAA could restrict athletes from within the state receiving the unfettered access to name, image and likeness compensation to which they are entitled by law. State Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) and Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) were among a group of lawmakers who issued a statement Thursday saying state law should supersede any edict in a proposed settlement that would prohibit universities from complying with NCAA and conference NIL rules.

“Terms in the preliminary settlement in House vs. NCAA attempt to allow the NCAA and conferences to restrict our college athletes’ freedom to earn NIL compensation from boosters and NIL collectives, for example,” Skinner and Bradford said in a joint statement with Nebraska state Sen. Megan Hunt and Oregon state Sen. James Manning Jr. “However, this and other restrictions are illegal in our respective state.”...

Full story at https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2024-12-05/lawmakers-labor-group-nil-payouts-ncaa-settlement-deal.

It seems obvious that if California and some other states void the proposed settlement within their jurisdictions, it is void everywhere as a practical matter. Otherwise, teams in states where the settlement doesn't apply would have an unfair advantage in recruitment and retention.